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AI models are helping Pittsburgh meteorologists forecast tornadoes ([link removed]) . The models do not always ace the exact location or time of a tornado, but have proven helpful to National Weather Service officer Matthew Kramar.

One model, Nadocast, correctly suggested an increased chance of tornados before multiple sets of them touched down in the region in May 2024. And both AI and human forecasters were on high alert ([link removed]) when Morgan Wallen canceled his June 6 concert in Pittsburgh, angering fans who noticed no adverse weather by the concert’s scheduled start time.

Have you noticed your neighborhood ballfields are empty more often than when you were growing up? We looked into the forces that have squeezed neighborhood baseball leagues ([link removed]) in Pittsburgh.

✍️ Newsletter written by Charlie Wolfson ([link removed]) ,

Public Source local government reporter & newsletter editor


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** AI is improving Pittsburgh’s tornado forecasting — but its full potential isn’t clear ([link removed])
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AI may one day be able to predict tornadoes like the ones that hit on the day of Morgan Wallen’s cancelled concert. Weather researchers and big tech firms are trying to peer through the clouds.
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Expensive travel teams and other sports are squeezing neighborhood baseball in Pittsburgh ([link removed]) — The rise of football and the Pirates’ inferiority may be hurting youth interest in the national pastime, but some local programs have sustained success.
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** IN OTHER NEWS
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→ Pa. adopts $50.8B budget that sends more money to poorest schools, skips difficult policy questions ([link removed]) (Spotlight PA)

→ Housing Opportunity Fund board member sues Pittsburgh’s URA ([link removed]) (WESA)

→ Ukraine fears that with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death, it will have a weaker link to Trump ([link removed]) (AP)


** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is July 14.

16 years ago, 2010: An explosion blew out concrete walls, bent steel beams and injured 20 workers at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. (Post-Gazette)

137 years ago, 1889: The manager of the American Aluminum Company died in Findlay, Ohio. A newspaper reported that the secret of making aluminum “died with him.” (Post-Gazette)

237 years ago, 1789: Citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners held there, symbolizing the start of the French Revolution. (AP)


** LOCAL EVENTS
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🏆 World Cup Fan Zone ([link removed]) July 19 | Acrisure Stadium, North Shore | Free

🥒 Picklesburgh ([link removed]) Thursday-Sunday Downtown and the North Shore | Free

🎶 Free concert ([link removed]) 7:30 p.m. July 19 | Hartwood Acres Amphitheater | Cyril Neville, opener Norside

📚 Great Pittsburgh Book Crawl ([link removed]) | July 18-2626 | Various locations

🚲 Open Streets ([link removed]) | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 26 | Strip District and Lawrenceville | Free

👋 Thanks for reading today’s newsletter! I hope you feel more informed about Pittsburgh and your community. For any questions or comments, feel free to email me at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .
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